Holding NCLB Accountable

Achieving Accountability, Equity, & School Reform

Gail L. Sunderman

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Corwin Press Inc
13 December 2007

Organisation & management of education; Schools inspection (& preparing for inspection)

"""This text offers valuable information for understanding the intent of NCLB, the positive effects of the legislation, the shortcomings of NCLB as currently authorized, and specific recommendations for improvements."" -Dolores Gribouski, Principal Columbus Park Elementary School, Worcester, MA

A provocative examination of NCLB and how it can be improved.

The pending reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has generated a spirited debate among educators. In this volume, a team of noted education scholars assess NCLB's performance-based system and the challenges of improving NCLB in order to meet the goals of the law.

This edited resource by Gail L. Sunderman provides a comprehensive evaluation of NCLB and discusses options for modifying the legislation. With contributions from Gary Orfield, Linda Darling-Hammond, Catherine Snow, Robert Linn, and Daniel Koretz, among others, Holding NCLB Accountable examines the themes of capacity, accountability, school reform, and the law's impact on educating all students, especially those from low-income and diverse backgrounds. This groundbreaking work assesses the efficacy of NCLB test-based accountability and responds to critical questions such as:

How do we develop assessments and accountability systems that assist rather than interfere with educational progress? How do we promote change without being counterproductive?

How do we create a viable educational agenda that is mindful of state and local capacity?

Presenting a range of perspectives, the contributors identify how to revise NCLB in ways that will mitigate the negative aspects of the law and promote the conditions necessary for meaningful student learning."

Edited by: Gail L. Sunderman
Imprint: Corwin Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9781412957885
ISBN 10: 1412957885
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 13 December 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gail L. Sunderman is a senior research associate in K–12 Education for the Civil Rights Project at UCLA. Her research focuses on educational policy and politics, and urban school reform, including the development and implementation of education policy and the impact of policy on the educational opportunities for at-risk students. At the Civil Rights Project, she is project director on a five-year study examining the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and is coauthor of the book, NCLB Meets School Realities: Lessons from the Field, also from Corwin Press. Prior research includes studies on the implementation of Title I schoolwide programs, governance reform in the Chicago Public Schools, and understanding institutional and organizational constraints on implementing school reform initiatives. Her work has appeared in Harvard Educational Review, Teachers College Record, and Educational Researcher. She is a former Fulbright scholar and received her PhD in political science from the University of Chicago.

Reviews for Holding NCLB Accountable: Achieving Accountability, Equity, & School Reform

An important contribution to the field. -- Nora Friedman, Principal 20071023 This text offers valuable information for understanding the intent of NCLB, the positive effects of the legislation, the shortcomings of NCLB as currently authorized, and specific recommendations for improvements. -- Dolores Gribouski, Principal 20071023 Useful, timely, and enlightening. A good compilation of well-researched articles that need to be read by the field. -- Bonnie Tryon, Principal 20071023